Pyrgos Santorini Photo

Photographer’s Note

Pyrgos
The village has some fine old houses, the remains of a Venetian castle on the hilltop and several Byzantine churches; the most notable is the Theotokaki, with some interesting frescoes. Monastery of Profitis Ilias is three kilometres from the village. It is located on the peak of the mountain with the same name, altitude of 550 meters. The monks, Joachim and Gabriel, were the ones to start the construction of the monastery in 1771, with the help of the bishop of Fira, Zacharias, and the approval of the Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril. After the Patriarch's spiritual protection the monastery was named a "Patriarchical Monastery". Around the 19th century the monastery was expanded from its original form, when the King of Greece, Othon, charmed by the landscape, ordered its expansion. The monastery's museum is full of ecclesiastical articles of unlimited value. Also, there are icons from 15th and 18th centuries, a 20th century iron cross, silver bound scriptures, and the diamond-adorned mitre of the Patriarch Gregory E

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mpsf (731) 2007-08-27 9:33

Preciosa toma de las casas blancas con los detalles de color que la hacen más interesante. Buen enfoque y luminosidad. Un saludo.
Pilar

Valerka (8159) 2007-08-27 9:50

Hi, dear neighbour,Fragis,
Excellent composition and respectively POV.Colours are very nice, too.
A shot with soul.
Bravo, bravo, bravo.
I'd give you 10pts for it.
Nice and,hopefully, rainy week.
TFS

ifanik (20542) 2007-08-27 10:52

To pio aythentiko xwrio ths Santorinhs o Pyrgos kai ayto fainetai kai apo tis poly kales fwtografies soy
Xairetw

doubay (5043) 2007-08-27 11:25

Gia su Frangiske!
Ekpliktiki fotografia apo tin Santorini. Endiposi mu kanun idietera i optiki gonia ke to kadrarisma.
Chereto
Andreas

vero07 (1747) 2007-08-27 14:06

Hi Fragiskos,
I like the perspective of this shot capturing the blue church at the top of the photo. The light it's also nice.
Thanks for your useful note about this wonderful place.
I'm sorry about what it's happening in your country with the fire... I hope we could see the end soon.
Regards!

omixlistilimni (3287) 2007-08-27 15:41

Γειά σου Φραγκίσκο

Υπέροχη άποψη του τόσο ωραίου αυτού χωριού της Σαντορίνης!

Μαρίνα

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-08-28 4:00

kala adelfe entyposiako pov egrapses edo...eine ola ta lefta ta ktiria apo tin diathlasi toy fakoy mazevonte mesa stin ikona kai dimioyrgoyn ena exeretiko dromano..entiposiako ke to fos to opio omili me lalia kathari ke omorfi....xoris to kadro tha ithele na fenete pio polis oyranos kai na enoni ta ktiria se ena klasiko kadrarisma alla ayto to tolmiro eine panemorfo
xereto
nf

evanrizo (456) 2007-08-28 4:00

Γειάσου Φραγκίσκε, το σημείο λήψης με τις υπέροχες φωτοσκιάσεις και το βάθος την κάνουν πολύ καλή.
Ίσως να έπαιρνες από την πάνω μεριά λίγο περισσότερο από το καμπαναριό, λίγο πιο ανοιχτό κάδρο.
Χαιρετώ
Βαγγέλης

orfanak (174) 2007-08-28 13:07